--- Makefile.in.orig	2018-05-14 21:28:27 UTC
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ $(OCTFILES) : %.oct : %.cc
 	$(MKOCTFILE) $(CXXFLAGS) $< $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 $(OCT_LINK_F): %.oct : %.cc $(OBJECTS_F) $(LIBS_F)
-	$(MKOCTFILE) $(CXXFLAGS) $< $(OBJECTS_F) $(LIBS_F) -o $@
+	$(MKOCTFILE) -fPIC $(CXXFLAGS) $< $(OBJECTS_F) $(LIBS_F) -o $@
 
 $(OCT_LINK_CC): %.oct : %.cc $(OBJECTS_CC)
-	$(MKOCTFILE) $(CXXFLAGS) $< $(OBJECTS_CC) -o $@
+	$(MKOCTFILE) -fPIC $(CXXFLAGS) $< $(OBJECTS_CC) -o $@
 
 PKG_ADD PKG_DEL: $(OCT_SOURCES)
 	$(SED) -n -e 's/.*$@: \(.*\)/\1/p' $^ > $@-t